Besides talking about my MeltDowns and UPs my goal is to bring awareness to social issues such as crime. Crime not only connects people, it also ties into politics, civics, economics, and more. This episode is brought to you by way of the following Twitter accounts: @missingpeople @NBCDateline @blackandmissing @OurBlackGirls @Black_Missing @BAM_FI @BIkGirlMissing @WKOW @NBC26 @nbc15 madison @tmi4 @StarTribune @iournalsentinel @WOOW. My apologies if any accounts were omitted. As always thank you for your listening . I love you all.

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For those who don’t know me, I'm Melanie, and this is Melanie's MeltDowns &amp; Ups. Now, you may be asking yourself "what is Melanie's MeltDowns &amp; Ups?" Well, this is my platform to vent. I have kept quiet for long enough. Here is a judgement-free zone where I can say the things that I can't say at work, in the drive-thru, at the grocery stores, and anywhere else one can have a meltdown. I will not be using profanity so I ask that you dig deep within your vocabulary to do the same. In addition, because we all need a little pick-me-up every now-and-then, I will talk about the Ups of Life as well.